Build Day Uno: Today we began work on the house we are building for a Guatemalan family of six.  In order to get the build site we had to take a 30 min. ride in the back of a pick-up through a few small towns.  Upon arriving we meet the family and then continued the day with lots of hard work and even more fun!

Family has 4 children. Mama, Chelsi(4) and baby in photo. Other two children are at school.

 The family lives on the same piece of land as Grandma (Abuela)

 

The plot of land we are building on is very small.  You can see the surrounding trees and  line markers for the foundation and walls.

Building materials, cinder blocks and cement and lots of sweat!

Chelsi  and Emmanuel (7)

First we put 20 wheelbarrows full of dirt, followed by 12 bags of concrete and 10 wheelbarrows full of rocks. Then add water and mix and mix and mix and shovel and shovel and shovel!!!

Making U blocks for level 6 of cinder blocks.

Bonding with the kiddos!